Chapter 460: You are just my 460
Shi Lan had been grinding away at a certain major brand in London for days, but still, they hadn’t let up.
Luckily, she had bargaining capital, which was the current Yunlian Studio. The other party knew that now, international big brands had all worked with Yunlian to expand the Asian market, but they still couldn’t let go of their superior stance. However, Shi Lan wasn’t angry, she displayed considerable perseverance and patience.
Han Ya had been following Shi Lan around, sotis feeling like an idiot who knew nothing but how to eat.
Of course, she had known An Lan before and was aware of many things about her, but no one had ever told her that An Lan’s abilities were so formidable; she now felt she wasn’t even fit to run errands for her.
Knowing that Yan Shixiu was coming over, Shi Lan asked Han Ya to book her ticket ho, “Go ho and spend New Year’s Eve with your brother. It’s useless to linger here when we don’t know when we can go back.”
“But… Sister An Lan, you need an assistant.”
Shi Lan didn’t say much, just glanced at the ti, and then went back to the hotel with Han Ya, telling her to pack up.
“Sister An Lan, I can really stay…”
“My best assistant is on the way,” Shi Lan said, leaning against the door of Han Ya’s room.
After hearing this, Han Ya felt sowhat dejected, but also knew her staying wouldn’t be helpful, so she sighed and said, “Alright then, I guess I’m really not of much use.”
Han Ya didn’t feel great about it, but after packing up, she also booked her ticket ho for that evening.
Shi Lan didn’t explain, and when the ti was about right, planned to take Han Ya to the airport.
As the two of them walked out of the elevator, reaching the hotel entrance, Shi Lan’s gaze imdiately fell upon the black Bentley parked upfront, and standing next to the car door was a tall, handso man.
“Yan…” Han Ya covered her mouth in surprise.
Shi Lan gave Yan Shixiu a smile and then said to Han Ya, “My best assistant has arrived.”
Yan Shixiu had just landed when he received Shi Lan’s WeChat ssage, so he had picked up the business partner’s car first, and now his own luggage was still in the car.
“Head to the airport first?”
Looking at Yan Shixiu, Shi Lan saw the tiredness on his face and said, “Shall I drive?”
“Do you have an international driving license now?” After asking, Yan Shixiu pulled Shi Lan into his arms for a hug, then let go, “First, let’s take your assistant to the airport.”
Shi Lan got into the car with Han Ya and now, Han Ya didn’t dare look towards the driver’s seat. She knew how ridiculously handso this man was, and he also felt like a walking air conditioner, exuding an aura of ‘keep out’ even from his very hair strands.
“So… are you guys going back ho for the New Year?”
Shi Lan glanced forward and said, “Probably not.”
“Well, in that case, Sister An Lan… and brother-in-law, Happy New Year.”
Yan Shixiu took Han Ya to the airport while Shi Lan inford Han Hao that he was to pick soone up at the airport in twelve hours.
After Han Ya had passed through security, Yan Shixiu wrapped his arm around Shi Lan’s shoulders and took her to the car, “My luggage is still in the car.”
“Let’s go back to the hotel and sleep,” Shi Lan said, loosely hugging Yan Shixiu’s arm, “This year is different from the prior ones. Let’s spend New Year’s abroad, just the two of us. We’ve never taken a trip alone before, so this is just right.”
“Aren’t you going to ask about… yesterday’s annual eting?” Yan Shixiu asked Shi Lan.
“What’s there to ask? Seeing , you’re reassured. We won’t think about anything while we’re abroad. Any issues, we’ll deal with when we’re back ho, okay?”
Driving through the streets of London, Yan Shixiu sped up, and after returning to the hotel, the two of them kissed.
“Shi Lan…”
That evening, Yan Shixiu was not gentle, but Shi Lan knew why.
After Yan Shixiu was exhausted, Shi Lan lay on his shoulder and asked, “What did the other person look like?”
“I didn’t get a clear look.”
“Yan Shixiu, in your lifeti, you don’t plan to give the chance to personally take down a mistress, do you?” Shi Lan asked with a smile, “Next ti, could you keep them around? I’ll let you feel what position you truly hold in my heart.”
“Any obstacle that occurs between us, I will be anxious and pained.”
After hearing this, Shi Lan struggled out of his hold, sat up from the bed, reached out to hug him, and said, “I know, you are mine and mine alone.”
With Shi Lan’s embrace, Yan Shixiu felt secure, all his tiredness washed away.
At night, Shi Lan couldn’t handle emotional stimuli and would definitely have insomnia, so after Yan Shixiu fell asleep, she just sat on the bed, lost in thought.
…
Early the next day, after breakfast, Shi Lan and her “new assistant” went to the office building of the luxury brand again.
The executives greeted them just as before, but this ti the seductive British woman was very interested in the man at Shi Lan’s side.
She made her intentions very clear, asking about him and wondering whether Shi Lan would be willing to introduce him.
Foreign won, when it cos to relationships between the sexes, generally have a more liberal attitude. When they see a quality man, they definitely don’t want to miss the opportunity. However, Shi Lan smiled and said fluently in English, “I can’t give him to you; he has to accompany to sleep tonight.”
The other party felt it was a pity but did not force the issue.
“Since you are so candid, I’ll give you a heads up. Our manager has already started to waver, and I believe you will be successful very soon.”
Shi Lan expressed her thanks and then left with her family mber.
As the two walked on the streets of London, Shi Lan finally vented her irritation, “President Yan, when you go out, do you ever wear a mask?”
Yan Shixiu led Shi Lan, sowhat baffled.
“That executive just now, in front of , was salivating over your body.”
After hearing this, Yan Shixiu lifted Shi Lan’s chin and asked, “Didn’t you tell her that I’m your exclusive sleep companion?”
“I did, but I still really wanted to gouge her eyes out.”
Yan Shixiu chuckled lightly and truly took out a mask from his bag to put on, “Satisfied now? And besides, I’m wearing my wedding ring.”
Shi Lan rembered they were overseas and so took her own wedding ring from around her neck and put it on.
“Yan Shixiu, how did we spend last New Year’s Eve?”
“I spent it alone,” Yan Shixiu said as he held her hand. “You wouldn’t let the Yan Family co over to pay a New Year’s visit, nor would you let go to the Shi Family to pay a visit. You left alone at ho, and you didn’t co back all night.”
Shi Lan thought for a mont and it did seem like that was the case.
“Oh, I got locked up at the police station,” Shi Lan ntioned casually.
“Hmm?”
“I beat up the degenerate of the Shi Family, and he called the cops,” said Shi Lan.
In fact, it was because the degenerate said in front of Shi Lan that Yan Shixiu was living off a woman; she served him with a slap right there and kept smacking him in front of the Shi Family elders until he got his act together and stopped.
Yan Shixiu went silent for a few seconds, then speculated, “For ?”
Shi Lan didn’t deny it. Suddenly bringing up such a long-past event felt a bit strange. So, she asked, “Because I didn’t co ho, did you think I was out ssing around?”
“Not really. It’s just that, having expectations, there’s also bound to be disappointnt,” he replied.
Shi Lan started to laugh, “In that case, should we go back to the hotel and have an old score to settle first?”
“Have you fought for others as well?” Yan Shixiu continued to inquire.
“Do you think I’m a bodyguard for nothing?” Shi Lan retorted, not amused, “No one is worth my ti to personally step in, but that day, the idiot’s mouth was just too much, I couldn’t hold back.”
“Then why didn’t you say anything when you ca back the next day?”
“When I got ho, I saw you looking several degrees colder. How was I supposed to start that conversation? Was I supposed to co up to you and say, ‘Hey, Yan Shixiu, I got into a fight for you last night. Am I cool?'”
After listening, Yan Shixiu wrapped his arms around her in an embrace, “I really regret that I didn’t let go of my pride sooner.”
The three years at the Shi Family were the most torturous for Yan Shixiu.
The Yan Family made him despair; the Shi Family suffocated him; but all along, he pinned his hopes on Shi Lan.
That sort of life, filled with expectations yet seeing no hope, was truly soul-crushing.
“Back then, I didn’t understand love,” Shi Lan embraced him back, “If I had, I could have let you feel sooner what it’s like to be loved.”
The two embraced and kissed each other on the streets of London until Shi Lan’s phone rang, indicating an incoming text ssage.
Shi Lan took out her phone and saw a WeChat ssage from the brat An Yang: “Sister, I’m not being stubborn anymore. Actually, I really wish I could spend New Year’s Eve with you tomorrow. You don’t know, but today when I returned to my dorm, I noticed soone was following , and I even injured my leg. Tomorrow night, I won’t be able to dance on stage, so I’ll have to sing instead.”
Reading this, Shi Lan suddenly thought of Lian Yinseng.
Now that she and Yan Shixiu were both not in the country, she didn’t know if that pervert would take his chances with the brat.
Thus, she made a call to Huo Zhao, “When you have ti, protect the brat; he’s been targeted.”
“Okay,” Huo Zhao replied.
“If you don’t want to run into him, just follow him secretly.”
“I know my limits,” Huo Zhao said.
After hanging up the phone, Shi Lan looked towards Yan Shixiu and said, “Uncle Yan, it seems so people need to be dealt with sooner rather than later.”
“Let’s go back to our country,” Yan Shixiu said.
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